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Reindeer Island

Reindeer Island is an island located in the north basin of Lake Winnipeg, in the Canadian province of Manitoba, closer to the western shore of the lake. Uninhabited by people, it was named Manitoba's first ecological reserve in May 1976, and was created under The Crown Lands Act. Reindeer Island is located approximately 130km (81mi) southeast of the community of Grand Rapids.

Geography

The island is approximately 27km (17mi) long and about 7km (4.3mi) wide at its widest point. It consists of 13,680 hectares.

Flora and fauna

It was thought that the Caspian tern used the west coast of Reindeer Island as a breeding ground, as discovered by Eric Dunlop, a naturalist, who was collecting samples for the Carlisle Museum in Carlisle, England during 1914 and 1915.